One cool feature is that unlike Drive, Insync will automatically convert your files into formats (like. Once you initiate a sync, all of the Google Docs crap you've ever opened will get downloaded to your computer. Instead, you're popped into a Google permissions screen online, an indication of how closely Insync is tied with Google. The first time you open the app, you won't even see an application screen. Each account gets its own folder on your computer, but you can't sync any other folders on your computer unless they are inside an Insync folder. So anyway, Insync works really well as a Dropbox substitute, syncing without a hitch to your Google Drive account. If you want to upgrade, Google's prices are much cheaper than the Amazon AWS prices Dropbox charges for storage upgrades. Insync uses the free storage you already have as a part of your Google Docs (now Drive) account, which means that for each Google account you have, you get 5GB of free storage. After the Drive launch today, this isn't the case any longer, but Insync is still just as cheap as Drive. Insync's motto is "8x cheaper than Dropbox," while providing many of the same features and capabilities. Pricing: 25GB for $2.49/month 100GB for $4.99/month 200GB for $9.99/month more options from Google.
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Drive comes with 5GB of storage free, with generous upgrade options like $2.49/month for 25GB of extra storage and $4.99/month for 100GB of storage.
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You can't yet use Drive with multiple Google accounts, which is a pain, but we'd expect that feature in due time.ĭrive launches on the web, for Mac, Windows, and Android devices today, with iOS support on the way "in the coming weeks." The Android app (which replaces Google Docs) won't stream your content, however, unlike some competitors like Dropbox and SugarSync.
Additionally, Drive features a built-in document editor on par with Microsoft's online Office suite that's part of SkyDrive. It'll also tie right in to Google+, Gmail, Android, and other Google services that will let you drop-in or upload files (almost like you might with attachments inside Sparrow for Mac, which can instantly upload attachments to CloudApp). In this way, Drive's real strengths lie on the web and with the features we previously mentioned. Also like Dropbox, you cannot pick other folders on your computer to sync to Drive.
In terms of everyday use, Drive offers the same drag-and-drop syncing as Dropbox, and lets you pick which folders inside Drive you want to sync from within the desktop app. Drive also includes an option to turn on OCR text scanning, which means that when you upload images to Drive, Google will scan the images for text and make them searchable (similar to Evernote Premium). To this extent, Drive creates a QuickLook-esque experience inside your web browser that makes it much easier to thumb through files. Dropbox and a few others open files inside a "web gallery," but Drive opens Photoshop files - even if you don't have Photoshop on your computer. First, Drive can open up to 30 kinds of files right inside your browser. While Google Drive isn't much more than a Docs rebranding that syncs to a folder on your computer, it has a few key features that make it worth checking out.
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